1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 14, 1:41 PM MST, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 241 PM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS... HEAVY RAINS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL AIR MASS IS IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. A COMBINATION OF A COLD FRONT AND A WEAK UPPER LOW WILL HELP TRIGGER NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE A LOT OF RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF FAR WEST TEXAS...SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND AS THE MOISTURE PLUME SHIFTS AWAY FROM THE AREA. && .DISCUSSION... A WET AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A DEEP PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE. THE UPPER AIR SOUNDING INDICATED 1.46 INCHES PRECIPITABLE WATER THIS MORNING WHICH IS AROUND 140 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE AIR MASS IS ALSO BUOYANT AND UNSTABLE WITH HIGH CAPE VALUES. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE PRIMED FOR RAIN...A COMBINATION OF A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PUSHING IN FROM THE EAST AND A SLOW MOVING WEAK UPPER LOW MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH WILL PROVIDE THE LIFT NEEDED TO TRIGGER WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE RAIN EVENTS SIMILAR WHAT OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH OVER EL PASO METRO AREA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING FORECAST AREA WIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODELS INDICATE THAT HEAVY RAIN EVENTS MAY OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE UPPER LOW SLOWLY DRIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE STATE. THE MOISTURE PLUME WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN PLACE AS WELL THROUGH THAT PERIOD. AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME. RAIN CHANCES MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AS THE MOISTURE PLUME SHIFTS MORE TO THE WEST. AREAS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MAY STILL REMAIN ACTIVE NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...15/00Z-16/00Z DEEP MOISTURE STREAMING NNE INTO SRN NM. WEAK CDFNT ALSO MVG SWLY S ACRS AREA. GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED...HWVR FNT AND MOISTURE WILL COMBINE FOR SCT IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBY IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL ALSO BRING ABOUT SUDDEN WIND SHIFTS AND INCREASED WINDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 69 87 67 85 68 / 60 60 60 50 50 SIERRA BLANCA TX 60 80 63 76 59 / 60 60 60 50 50 LAS CRUCES 69 87 66 84 68 / 60 60 60 50 50 ALAMOGORDO 67 88 65 88 67 / 60 70 70 50 50 CLOUDCROFT 47 64 47 66 47 / 70 70 70 60 50 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 68 84 64 86 67 / 60 60 60 50 50 SILVER CITY 60 78 58 77 60 / 70 70 70 60 50 DEMING 66 87 65 87 66 / 60 60 60 50 50 LORDSBURG 65 85 65 86 64 / 70 60 60 50 50 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WED MRNG TXZ 055>056 NMZ 022>025- 030>032 04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1042 AM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-151645- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 1042 AM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR FAR WEST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING WITH A HIGH ACCUMULATION OF RAIN POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE STORMS. FLOODING ALONG DRAINAGES...ARROYOS...SMALL STREAMS...LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A DEEP LAYER OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME FLOODING POSSIBLE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM BOTH DAY AND NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR NEXT WEEKEND IF THE PLUME SHIFTS TO THE WEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE IF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING CONDITIONS OCCUR AT THEIR LOCATION. LUNDEEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 206 PM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 NMZ032-142035- SOUTHERN DESERT NM- 206 PM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS DONA ANA COUNTY NEW MEXICO... AT 153 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MOVING ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 NEAR RADIUM SPRINGS. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE PONDING ON ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OVER LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG SMALLER STREAMS. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ROGASH
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:46 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Up to 2 inches of rain caused several canyons to flood along Highway 61 between San Lorenzo and Faywood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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